Difference between Adharam and Pattayam:-

PATTAYAM

It is first and original record about the ownership of a property . All properties are ownered by the government. After completing the survey of land, every piece of land owned by a person is allotted with a survey number. The property is held by the citizen or other organization like Devasam board etc. Government has the right to take back any of the property for increasing the breadth of roads constructing any firm etc. People in the past have encroached the government land and started cultivation, buildings etc.. To get pattayam , the holders of these lands should give application to land tribunal. For the transaction of any property it should have the pattayam .

ADHARAM :

It is a document written by an authorized licensee in a stamp paper as per the value of land and registered in registrar office about the transaction made to a property . It can be a will, or a transaction. It includes the area , boundaries and sketch about a particular piece of land.